Barbara Ann (Reeves) O’Palenick, 89, of Murrysville, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

She was the beloved wife of the late John J. O’Palenick; mother of Valerie O’Palenick; grandmother of Zachery O’Palenick and Jason (Lacey) Miller; great grandmother of Logan Brown, Tristan Miller and London Miller; sister of the late Jean Flaherty. Barbara graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, and worked for over 40 years at Sunrise School as a special education teacher where she also coordinated activities and events for the students.

As the wife of a Syria Shriner, and Master Mason, Barbara was very active in the Masonic Lodge #799, Plum Creek/Monroeville.

In recent years, she served as the president of Delta Kappa Gamma Society. She thoroughly enjoyed and spent a lot of time traveling the world with her husband.